Ichiro Nagata doing point shooting
This video shows Ichiro Nagata, a very well known gun photographer, doing AR-15 and point shooting drills.
[ Many thanks to jdun1911 for emailing me the vid. ]
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altoidswrote on May 01st, 2010 at 6:11 pm Link To Comment |
That very cool – I’ve never seen training done this way. Here’s a quick translation.
(0:12) 0.42 seconds. Try aiming for the head. 0.40~0.42 seconds is good, over 1 second is slow, the enemy will react and fire.
(0:38) 0.48 seconds.
(0:47) 0.46 seconds. Try for the small target with “instant” (point) technique, just for fun, with the same speed as before. See how close you can get.
(1:06) That was close, but the time was 0.69 seconds. Now try looking through sights.
(1:19) 1.15 seconds. Try for under 1 second.
(1:28) Good, one second.
(2:14) Target 3. (Takes the shot) 0.39 seconds. Good, below 0.4 seconds.
(2:29) Target 2. (Takes the shot) 0.38 seconds.
(2:40) Don’t lift up your arms, just go “SPA…” and straight out. Any wasted movement and breaking 0.4 seconds will be difficult.And just because it has to be said, he looks like Old Snake from MGS4.
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KPwrote on May 01st, 2010 at 6:40 pm Link To Comment |
I want to shoot with that guy. His technique is neat. Also his mustache is badass and he needs to know that.
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Jezerwrote on May 02nd, 2010 at 4:09 am Link To Comment |
Its a tactical ‘stach made out of kevlar, just like chris costa. He probably has another M4 under it lol.
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Massoudwrote on May 01st, 2010 at 5:46 pm Link To Comment |
Great video, but hard to understand. I don’t speak a word of Spanish.
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DavidRwrote on May 01st, 2010 at 5:03 pm Link To Comment |
At 1:34 was the one and only *potential* muzzle sweep of the camera man. Maybe maybe not since it’s difficult to judge distance.
I would agree that the overall gun handling was very impressive and much more professional than a lot of American shooters I’ve witnessed.
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jdun1911wrote on May 01st, 2010 at 9:19 am Link To Comment |
The video was not all point shooting as he did use his optic. Notice his transition from point shooting to optic in a very smooth and fast way. Notice where his rifle placement and where his eye is focus on when he was doing point shooting.
Ichiro Nagata is an American citizen and the video took place in Texas. Probably at his ranch.
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davewrote on May 01st, 2010 at 12:23 pm Link To Comment |
Ichiro Nagata is an American citizen and the video took place in Texas. Probably at his ranch
God bless Texas.
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zachwrote on May 02nd, 2010 at 8:32 am Link To Comment |
Massoud I really hope you were being sarcastic.
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Jessewrote on May 02nd, 2010 at 12:57 pm Link To Comment |
All I can think is how much he looks like old Solid Snake.
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Sigsterwrote on September 06th, 2010 at 5:15 pm Link To Comment |
For his age he rock n rolls.
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Zachwrote on September 15th, 2010 at 8:42 am Link To Comment |
I’ve never seen the rifle held sideways before. What’s up with that? Not judging, just curious.
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fwdwrote on May 17th, 2010 at 7:12 am Link To Comment |
Just found this blog. Sorry for the very late response, but in case anyone is still interested…
He says “instinct,” not “instant,” at around 47 sec, meaning you can’t shoot without the scope, because the target is too small (“chiisai kara ne”).
What’s fascinating to me is that the way he describes raising the gun and not your arms is the way kendo or iaido instructors in Japan describe cutting motions with the sword. What’s translated as “SPA” above roughly means “swift motion, swift stop, with no wasted/superfluous movement.”
Does anyone know where his ranch is in Texas?
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Edwardwrote on May 08th, 2010 at 7:09 pm Link To Comment |
Unfortunately while I don’t know too much Japanese, I can confirm/second altoids’ translation of the given times on the shots as correct.
For the first two students on the pistol, it was 0.43 for the first one (with the mustache), 0.45 for the other one (camera guy?), and the third student (who’d been on the AR-15) did not have a mentioned time.
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Matthew S.wrote on May 03rd, 2010 at 12:11 pm Link To Comment |
He’s got that Old World hardass-ness. Zen-like form.
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Al T.wrote on May 03rd, 2010 at 1:45 pm Link To Comment |
“Zen-like form”
And piss poor scanning and movement techniques. Good for games though..
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Carlwrote on April 30th, 2010 at 11:46 pm Link To Comment |
I didn’t see any safety violations. Very professional gun handling by all involved.
I don’t have a problem with people standing in front of a responsible shooter who strictly obeys the saftety rules.
I would have a problem standing in front of a frikkin’ retard who keeps fingering the trigger and has no clue about where his muzzle is pointing though. In fact I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near them.
Japan seems to have an IPSC division. Is this just for soft-air then?
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Clint1911wrote on April 30th, 2010 at 11:05 pm Link To Comment |
I don’t think this is point shooting. In the handgun drills you can see the people are use a flash sight picture. Even the rifle work involved scopes, when you could see them.
And no photographers wee “muzzled” in the video clip. In fact, it looks like everyone was well drilled in dropping the muzzle straight drop when doing transitions from left to right.
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Ian Jwrote on April 30th, 2010 at 6:44 am Link To Comment |
Brave videographer.
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ZomBkillerwrote on April 30th, 2010 at 6:52 am Link To Comment |
The camera man had to stand directly in front of the shooters? Yikes.
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SonOfTheGrizwrote on April 30th, 2010 at 4:10 am Link To Comment |
I would LOVE to train with him… very very very crisp!
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Meltronwrote on April 30th, 2010 at 3:14 am Link To Comment |
The Japanese makes everything so much cooler!
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davewrote on April 30th, 2010 at 1:32 am Link To Comment |
I’d assume not in Japan but, any idea where they’re shooting at?
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Jusuchin (MilOtaku)wrote on April 30th, 2010 at 2:05 am Link To Comment |
I guess he is. The Japanese shooter I guess is a rare animal. He’s probably trying to de-anime and de-media the gun to the young guy. Giving him tips and giving him the general mindset.
Or both already have that, and are just doing drills for fun and to show that old dogs still know what to do.
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Davewrote on April 30th, 2010 at 7:20 am Link To Comment |
Apparently gun safety doesn’t enter into these drills. Although his finger came off the trigger between shots, the fact that the barrel swept passed two photographers numerous times during the process was unconscionable!This guy would never be allowed on my range! Not even with just a camera.
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Jezerwrote on April 30th, 2010 at 7:57 am Link To Comment |
A modern day samurai
, he does a very good job of not sweeping the camera man when going from left to right. Was he former military or police?Please rate this comment: 0 0 -
jdun1911wrote on April 30th, 2010 at 4:01 pm Link To Comment |
Well first off Ichiro Nagata is an American citizen. Been for a while. He live in Texas. He started shooting long before most of you were born. He also been in competition longer then most of you were alive.
In Japan the only firearm you can own other than grandfather are shotguns for hunting. And that require a lot of paper works.
Most of you might have seen his work. He is a photographer for many gun magazines. Been doing that for a long time. His is considered one of the greatest if not the greatest firearm photographer of all time. He is very well known in the competition and firearm community. Been interviewed numerous times in NRA and other gun magazines. He is the editor and photographer for Combat Magazine the last time I checked.
http://www.tactical-life.com/online/exclusives/interview-with-ichiro-nagata/
http://www.novaksights.com/devel_by_ichiro_nagata.htmHe did not break the four cardinal safety rules.
I believe the video took place in his ranch in Texas. I am not sure if the people were family members that came from Japan for a visits or a TV/magazine crew that wanted to interview him from Japan.
I am not sure if he owns or a partner of CSAT.
I find it interesting that for a grandpa he still have extraordinary quickness.
http://www.ichironagata.com/blog/2009/10/30/WCOX8552%E9%A6%96%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3.jpg
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subasewrote on April 30th, 2010 at 10:52 pm Link To Comment |
Japanese is such a nice language, makes everything sound nicer.
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Squidpuppywrote on April 30th, 2010 at 2:21 pm Link To Comment |
There are shooting clubs in Japan, it’s just that they’re so extremely exclusive, they might as well not exist. Japanese shooter numbers have been steadily increasing over the years, with most going to South Korea, Guam, Hawaii, and the Philippines to shoot. They’re quite catered to in these locales. Hard to tell where this was taken.
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Jezerwrote on April 30th, 2010 at 2:07 pm Link To Comment |
Hey maybe airsoft helps with these guys
. I don’t know how restricted japan is with guns, but from playing Metal Gear Solid 4, all the CQB animations and body positions when bringing up a rifle or handgun are pretty much the same as real life. I guess they like to do their homework…Please rate this comment: 0 0 -
Druwrote on April 30th, 2010 at 10:26 am Link To Comment |
Looks like he’s got some cool photos on his blog; too bad I can’t read any Japanese!
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WPZwrote on April 30th, 2010 at 12:16 pm Link To Comment |
I’ve been a photog, and a fairly dedicated one at that, but…
There’s no way I’d be getting downrange of an AR muzzle.
Maybe Art must be served, but I hate noise.
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Billwrote on April 30th, 2010 at 12:02 am Link To Comment |
Good trigger control for every shooter. I assume he is mentoring a new generation.
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I’ve never seen the rifle held sideways before. What’s up with that? Not judging, just curious.
For his age he rock n rolls.
Just found this blog. Sorry for the very late response, but in case anyone is still interested…
He says “instinct,” not “instant,” at around 47 sec, meaning you can’t shoot without the scope, because the target is too small (“chiisai kara ne”).
What’s fascinating to me is that the way he describes raising the gun and not your arms is the way kendo or iaido instructors in Japan describe cutting motions with the sword. What’s translated as “SPA” above roughly means “swift motion, swift stop, with no wasted/superfluous movement.”
Does anyone know where his ranch is in Texas?
Unfortunately while I don’t know too much Japanese, I can confirm/second altoids’ translation of the given times on the shots as correct.
For the first two students on the pistol, it was 0.43 for the first one (with the mustache), 0.45 for the other one (camera guy?), and the third student (who’d been on the AR-15) did not have a mentioned time.
“Zen-like form”
And piss poor scanning and movement techniques. Good for games though..
He’s got that Old World hardass-ness. Zen-like form.
All I can think is how much he looks like old Solid Snake.
Massoud I really hope you were being sarcastic.
Its a tactical ‘stach made out of kevlar, just like chris costa. He probably has another M4 under it lol.
I want to shoot with that guy. His technique is neat. Also his mustache is badass and he needs to know that.
That very cool – I’ve never seen training done this way. Here’s a quick translation.
(0:12) 0.42 seconds. Try aiming for the head. 0.40~0.42 seconds is good, over 1 second is slow, the enemy will react and fire.
(0:38) 0.48 seconds.
(0:47) 0.46 seconds. Try for the small target with “instant” (point) technique, just for fun, with the same speed as before. See how close you can get.
(1:06) That was close, but the time was 0.69 seconds. Now try looking through sights.
(1:19) 1.15 seconds. Try for under 1 second.
(1:28) Good, one second.
(2:14) Target 3. (Takes the shot) 0.39 seconds. Good, below 0.4 seconds.
(2:29) Target 2. (Takes the shot) 0.38 seconds.
(2:40) Don’t lift up your arms, just go “SPA…” and straight out. Any wasted movement and breaking 0.4 seconds will be difficult.
And just because it has to be said, he looks like Old Snake from MGS4.
Great video, but hard to understand. I don’t speak a word of Spanish.
At 1:34 was the one and only *potential* muzzle sweep of the camera man. Maybe maybe not since it’s difficult to judge distance.
I would agree that the overall gun handling was very impressive and much more professional than a lot of American shooters I’ve witnessed.
God bless Texas.
The video was not all point shooting as he did use his optic. Notice his transition from point shooting to optic in a very smooth and fast way. Notice where his rifle placement and where his eye is focus on when he was doing point shooting.
Ichiro Nagata is an American citizen and the video took place in Texas. Probably at his ranch.
I didn’t see any safety violations. Very professional gun handling by all involved.
I don’t have a problem with people standing in front of a responsible shooter who strictly obeys the saftety rules.
I would have a problem standing in front of a frikkin’ retard who keeps fingering the trigger and has no clue about where his muzzle is pointing though. In fact I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near them.
Japan seems to have an IPSC division. Is this just for soft-air then?
I don’t think this is point shooting. In the handgun drills you can see the people are use a flash sight picture. Even the rifle work involved scopes, when you could see them.
And no photographers wee “muzzled” in the video clip. In fact, it looks like everyone was well drilled in dropping the muzzle straight drop when doing transitions from left to right.
Japanese is such a nice language, makes everything sound nicer.
Well first off Ichiro Nagata is an American citizen. Been for a while. He live in Texas. He started shooting long before most of you were born. He also been in competition longer then most of you were alive.
In Japan the only firearm you can own other than grandfather are shotguns for hunting. And that require a lot of paper works.
Most of you might have seen his work. He is a photographer for many gun magazines. Been doing that for a long time. His is considered one of the greatest if not the greatest firearm photographer of all time. He is very well known in the competition and firearm community. Been interviewed numerous times in NRA and other gun magazines. He is the editor and photographer for Combat Magazine the last time I checked.
http://www.tactical-life.com/online/exclusives/interview-with-ichiro-nagata/
http://www.novaksights.com/devel_by_ichiro_nagata.htm
He did not break the four cardinal safety rules.
I believe the video took place in his ranch in Texas. I am not sure if the people were family members that came from Japan for a visits or a TV/magazine crew that wanted to interview him from Japan.
I am not sure if he owns or a partner of CSAT.
I find it interesting that for a grandpa he still have extraordinary quickness.
http://www.ichironagata.com/blog/2009/10/30/WCOX8552%E9%A6%96%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3.jpg
http://www.ichironagata.com/
There are shooting clubs in Japan, it’s just that they’re so extremely exclusive, they might as well not exist. Japanese shooter numbers have been steadily increasing over the years, with most going to South Korea, Guam, Hawaii, and the Philippines to shoot. They’re quite catered to in these locales. Hard to tell where this was taken.
Hey maybe airsoft helps with these guys
. I don’t know how restricted japan is with guns, but from playing Metal Gear Solid 4, all the CQB animations and body positions when bringing up a rifle or handgun are pretty much the same as real life. I guess they like to do their homework…
I’ve been a photog, and a fairly dedicated one at that, but…
There’s no way I’d be getting downrange of an AR muzzle.
Maybe Art must be served, but I hate noise.
And mess.
Looks like he’s got some cool photos on his blog; too bad I can’t read any Japanese!
A modern day samurai
, he does a very good job of not sweeping the camera man when going from left to right. Was he former military or police?
Apparently gun safety doesn’t enter into these drills. Although his finger came off the trigger between shots, the fact that the barrel swept passed two photographers numerous times during the process was unconscionable!This guy would never be allowed on my range! Not even with just a camera.
The camera man had to stand directly in front of the shooters? Yikes.
Brave videographer.
I would LOVE to train with him… very very very crisp!
The Japanese makes everything so much cooler!
I guess he is. The Japanese shooter I guess is a rare animal. He’s probably trying to de-anime and de-media the gun to the young guy. Giving him tips and giving him the general mindset.
Or both already have that, and are just doing drills for fun and to show that old dogs still know what to do.
I’d assume not in Japan but, any idea where they’re shooting at?
Good trigger control for every shooter. I assume he is mentoring a new generation.